In the G.O.13th
read above, Government issued orders introducing the Revised Automatic
Advancement Scheme with the periodicity of the Scheme as 6/12/18/24 years of
service replacing the earlier scheme with periodicity of 8/16/24 years.
Subsequently, necessary clarifications were also issued in the Memos 14th and
15th read above. In the G.O. 16th read
above, the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 were implemented.

2. The Tenth Pay Revision Commission
recommended that the existing scheme of Automatic Advancement Scheme requires
no further changes and it may be continued to be implemented in existing form.

3. Government accepted the above
recommendation and accordingly hereby order that ;

(i) The
existing Special Grade, SPP-IA/SAPP-IA/SPP-IB/SAPP-IB/SPPII/SAPP-II shall be
continued with the Special Grade after 6 years, SPPIA/SAPP-IA after 12 years,
SPP-IB/SAPP-IB after 18 years and SPPII/SAPP-II after 24 years.

ii. If service rules are changed prescribing
additional qualifications for promotion after the entry of the individual into
service, thereby depriving him of the benefit of promotion and consequently to
the benefits of Special Promotion Post Scale-I A&B/ Special Promotion Post
Scales-II, he/she shall be given the benefit of the next scale contemplated
under the Special Adhoc Promotion Post Scale-IA & IB and SAPP-II.

iii. The
benefit of pay fixation under F.R.22-B be continued on promotion even if the
employee had derived the benefit under Special Grade or SPP I-A and SPP I-B and
if this results in the senior drawing less pay than the junior the pay of the
senior be stepped up to that of the junior subject to the conditions enumerated
in G.O.Ms.No.297, Fin.(PRC-I) Dept., dt.25-10-1983.

iv. Where service rules are relaxed to enable
regular promotion, they should be automatically extended to the Automatic
Advancement Scheme for purposes of extending the benefit of SPP-IA / SPP-II.

v. In certain
categories like Attender, Dafedar, Jamedar and Record Assistants or Roneo
Operators, the services rendered by them in these categories together shall be
reckoned for purpose of Automatic Advancement Scheme.

vi. The
benefit of Automatic Advancement Scheme shall be continued up to and inclusive
of Grade-XXV in the revised scales i.e., Rs.49,870-1,00,770.

4. The employees after availing the benefit
of SPP-II are not eligible for the Automatic Advancement Scheme on their
further promotion.

5. The service that is to be reckoned for
the purpose of appointment to Automatic Advancement Scheme is as spelt out in
Govt.Memo.No.11th read above.

6. All
the conditions laid down, clarificatory orders and instructions on Automatic
Advancement Schemeissued from time to time so far as they
are in consonance with these orders shall continue to be in force.

7. These orders shall be applicable to the
Government employees, teaching and Non-teaching staff of Local Bodies and Aided
Institutions drawing State Pay Scales and drawing the pay in Grade-I to
Grade-XXV in the Revised Scales, 2015, i.e.up to and including the pay scale of
Rs.49,870-1,00,770.

8. The Scheme shall be deemed to have come
into force on and from 01.07.2013. The salary as per the pay fixation under
this scheme in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 will be paid in cash from the month
of April, 2015 onwards. As regard the arrears of pay fixations as per the Automatic
Advancement Scheme in the Revised Pay Scales, 2015 from 02-06-2014 to 31-03-2015,
orders will be issued separately.

9. The Special Grade Scales in the Revised
Pay Scales, 2015 are as indicated in Annexure-I. Automatic Advancement Scheme
scales for the categories of Last Grade Posts,Record Assistants, Roneo
Operators and Drivers are indicated in the Annexure- II.

10. Any pay fixations contrary to the above Rules are liable for
revision of pay and the excess amount paid thereon shall be recovered from the
salaries of the employees concerned without any notice